Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-12-10
FIGURES PROVE FACTS.
This is Exemplified in Rock ISL
and's Building Enterprises.
A Quarter of Million Expended in
the Past Year---What Has Been
D0ne---Gratifying Showing.

DOne---OfatlIyhngS showing.
AT the beginning of the present year,
the ARGUS predicted it would be one of
unusual growth to Rock Island-that the
city would witness during the season it
was entering upon then, one of the most
and successful it had
ever known. The ARGUS said ut that
time, Rock Island will grow good
deal this year, if it don't BOOM This
paper furtherm ore deprecated the idea of
a boom such as have characterized the
average Kansas town, the wild cat
craZes that rise and fall in 3 sin
gle season, but urged an improvement
of the advantages at hand-natural and
acquired The predictions made then
have been verified to the letter. Rock
Island has grown within the past year;
its growth has been sure and steady, but |
no less apparent. But above all. the adj |
vance of the past season has been one |
such as will stand inspection-it has been |
of the substantial order. The local
croakers who sneered at every effort to
promote the city's welfare and advance
ment ut the outset, will probably
disbelieve that anything has been done
here in the past season. Busy merchants
or citizens actively engaged, would not
perhaps notice the improvements spring.
ing up all about them, until attention was
called to them. The announcement that
quarter of million dollars have been ex>
pended in building improvements in Rock
Island the past year, may strike some as
an exaggerated statement, but the ARGUS
proposes to give the figures in support of
this assertion.
The new and imposing structure on
College hill, Immediately west of the
building so long occupied as Augustana
Theological Seminary, is undoubtedly the
most important building enterprise con>
summated within the past twelve months.
The building was commenced little over
year ago, but as the bulk
of the work was done in
1SS7-tbe handsome ediice pushed
Almost to completion this year--it may be
properly enumerated in the list The
building has cost in itself S125, 900, all of
which has been raised by popular sub
scription all over the land, Rock Island
contributions being particularly liberal
the $25, 900 proffer of P. L Cable head
ing the list.
The new high school building, at the
corner of Sixth avenue and Twenty>firsi
street, is one Of the most beautiful public
buildings ever erected in the city. 1t has
been described and Autographed in the
ARGUS on different occasions. 1t was
dedicated November l. 1t was built at ,
cost of S3s, 900, and will stand as a last
ing monument to Rock Island enterpris
: and progress.
At the corner of Fourteenth street an
Fourth avenue the Swedish EvangelIca
Lutheran congregation have erected
very pretty new church. Its structure
of brick. the architectural design Is moder
and the cost Sc. 500.
A substantial brick warehouse with d
mansions of 86 by $50, and three storlt
in height has been erected by the Roc
Island Lumber & Manufacturing compar
at cost of $4,000. The building is Ii
Gated on the mill property east of Twent
fourth street and adjoining it an oil hou
of smaller dimensions has been put up
a cost of 81, 500.
On Sixteenth street between First 81
Second avenues, Mr.. P L. Mitchell hi
put up solid brick building practical
four stories high-three stories with bas
ment-designed for manufacturing
dustries, and constructed at cost of s.
900.
On the west side of Twentieth sire
south of Third avenue. MIR. o. ]. Dimi
has built nice little business block, t
stories high with four commodious a
we'll Zig hted store rooms and Office roo
above; cost, Sc, 600.
Mr., Porter Skinner is erecting t
story brick 80 by 40, on the Fighter
street side of his Second avenue busin.
block, to be used for the enlargeme
of retail business enterprise.
will expend 50, 900 in the i'm provence
John Volk & Co.. have erected an i
mense frame warehouse south of Il
sash and door factory on Twenti
street, expanding $4,000 therefor.
Probably the most extensive operate
in dwelling building have occurred
the new South Park addit ion on
bluff. Twenty-eight odd acres have b.
laid out in that vicinity for resident &C
ton to the city, and already small Y
lage has sprung up there. Twenty 4
and pretty houses are clustered togett
all erected this season at cost of
less than 800 each, while twosst
81, 100 store building and 81, 500 chs
= are under way.
A number of fine residences b
sprung up during the summer Mr.
NJ. Loosely has erected ", 500 house
Nineteenth street between Eighth
Ninth avenues.
The Misses Kane have built 81
house on Eighteenth street between
enth and Eighth avenues,
Mr.. BENZ. De Gear is erecting 81
house on Seventeenth street and Sew
avenue.
VIM. Schr oeder has erected 81
house on Fourteenth>and-a half 81
between Seventh and Eighth avenue
VIM. Mason has built 81 400 hi
on Fifth avenue between Seventeenth
Eighteenth streets.
C. Grassell has put up 800 b
- on Eighth avenue between Thirteenth
Fourteenth streets.